A little later than I’d have liked, but we’re now ready to start public testing of Minecraft 1.9: The Combat Update. As you can expect from the name, the update is mostly about cuddling and farming plants.

I’m not going to tell you what’s new, but I will tell you what isn’t new… yet. These are the things you should not expect to find in this super-alpha-development-preview-test-build-thing:

Any balancing of any kind. Seriously, expect things to be hilariously overpowered or underpowered.

Melee combat changes. Melee combat will change, just not in this snapshot.

Perfect respawn mechanics of the end. You can respawn the dragon right now by drawing a creeper face with clay, but it won’t respawn everything yet. That’s temporary.

Lots of new items/blocks which don’t exist yet. That’s why you’re respawning the dragon like above.

New potions or enchantments. There will be new ones, just not right now!

Subtitles support. It’s still planned for 1.9!

Proper offhand interaction support. Right now it doesn’t entirely work as expected, we have to go through every interaction and decide what should happen each time.

Lots of stuff, really. We have a lot of things planned for 1.9, and this is just the first snapshot. Gotta keep some surprises!

A note for resource pack authors: We have changed the format of resource packs slightly, and have support for versioning packs now. You can still use incompatible packs, it just needs extra confirmation from the user.

A note for everybody else: Back up your world before updating. Things will break, especially in such an early snapshot. Backup your world. Back it up. Do it now.

Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobody reports a bug, we can’t fix it!

To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the “New Profile” button. Call it “snapshots” and check the box saying “Enable experimental development snapshots” and save. To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a different folder (See the “new profile” dialog).

Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.

Windows 10 – Microsoft’s shiny new operating system – launches tomorrow. As announced at MINECON 2015 a few weeks ago it features a brand-new Edition of Minecr..
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Windows 10 – Microsoft’s shiny new operating system – launches tomorrow. As announced at MINECON 2015 a few weeks ago it features a brand-new Edition of Minecraft. Mojang calls it Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta.

If you’re one of the 20 million some-odd players who already own Minecraft for PC/Mac, you get the new version for free. To download your copy, first log into your Mojang account, click the “Redeem” button on your account page, sign into your Microsoft account, and follow the instructions that follow. That’s it! You’ll be playing Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta in a jiffy. Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta will be available to download in the Windows 10 Store. Have fun with Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta!

Don't forget also: the first 1.9 snapshot is scheduled for tomorrow as well! It will be a HUGE day for updates all around!

Mostly a couple quick-fixes, 1.8.8 pre-release is now available! While relatively minor fixes, it is expected the new version will go live tomorrow (Tuesday), barring some crazy, unforeseen ev..
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Mostly a couple quick-fixes, 1.8.8 pre-release is now available! While relatively minor fixes, it is expected the new version will go live tomorrow (Tuesday), barring some crazy, unforeseen event occurring. When it goes live, players should update as soon as possible; the fixes are small, but potentially quality-of-life improving. Better to have stable servers than crashing ones!

Mojang has been working tirelessly to bring you the first of many updates to one of the biggest installments in Minecraft history - the very first ever 1.9 snapshot! It's real, it's here, and ..
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Mojang has been working tirelessly to bring you the first of many updates to one of the biggest installments in Minecraft history - the very first ever 1.9 snapshot! It's real, it's here, and you can test it right this very second!

So, what does the first snapshot have on offer? Some features - many hidden! - and also, a few words of caution about what to, and not to, expect. Okay, specifically, here is what it does not have!

FEATURES NOT IN:

Any balancing of any kind. Seriously, expect things to be hilariously overpowered or underpowered.

Melee combat changes. Melee combat will change, just not in this snapshot.

Perfect respawn mechanics of the end. You can respawn the dragon right now by drawing a creeper face with clay, but it won’t respawn everything yet. That’s temporary.

Lots of new items/blocks which don’t exist yet. That’s why you’re respawning the dragon like above.

New potions or enchantments. There will be new ones, just not right now!

Subtitles support. It’s still planned for 1.9!

Lots of stuff, really. Mojang has loads of things planned for 1.9, and this is just the first snapshot. Gotta keep some surprises!

IMPORTANT NOTES:

PLEASE NOTE: If it immediately crashes on launch, restart the launcher. It should fix the problem!

IF YOU OPEN A WORLD IN THE SNAPSHOT, IT WILL VERY LIKELY NOT OPEN IN 1.8 ANYMORE. BACK THOSE MAPS UP FIRST!

A note for resource pack authors: Mojang has changed the format of resource packs slightly, and have support for versioning packs now. You can still use incompatible packs, it just needs extra confirmation from the user.

A note for everybody else: Back up your world before updating.Things will break, especially in such an early snapshot. Backup your world. Back it up. Do it now. Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobody reports a bug, nobody can fix it!

To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the “New Profile” button. Call it “snapshots” and check the box saying “Enable experimental development snapshots” and save. To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a different folder (See the “new profile” dialog).

Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.

...wait, you're still reading? Wondering why there is no feature list? Okay, I thought this might happen. Alright, no problem! The truth is, some players really love the discovery part of snapshots and updates, and finding the new features themselves is half the fun. If you are the kind of player that would rather have it listed (I might be one of those players...), then hit "Read More", and get ready!

REMEMBER, ONCE YOU OPEN THE SPOILERS, THERE IS NO GOING BACK. THERE WILL BE NO SURPRISES. THERE WILL BE NO CANDY.

We will release a new version of Minecraft, 1.8.8, to improve some functionality of Realms and fix some reported bugs & crashes. It is currently available for testing in the launcher if you enabl..
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We will release a new version of Minecraft, 1.8.8, to improve some functionality of Realms and fix some reported bugs & crashes. It is currently available for testing in the launcher if you enable snapshots, and will be released fully tomorrow (Tuesday) if all goes well.

This version is fully compatible with all previous 1.8 versions, but it is still highly recommend to update to 1.8.8 as soon as possible for both players and servers.

We have released a new version of Minecraft, 1.8.8, to improve some functionality of Realms and fix some reported bugs & crashes.
This version is fully compatible with all previous 1.8 versions, ..
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We have released a new version of Minecraft, 1.8.8, to improve some functionality of Realms and fix some reported bugs & crashes.

This version is fully compatible with all previous 1.8 versions, but it is still highly recommend to update to 1.8.8 as soon as possible for both players and servers.

A little later than I’d have liked, but we’re now ready to start public testing of Minecraft 1.9: The Combat Update. As you can expect from the name, the update is mostly about cuddling and farming plants.

I’m not going to tell you what’s new, but I will tell you what isn’t new… yet. These are the things you should not expect to find in this super-alpha-development-preview-test-build-thing:

Any balancing of any kind. Seriously, expect things to be hilariously overpowered or underpowered.

Melee combat changes. Melee combat will change, just not in this snapshot.

Perfect respawn mechanics of the end. You can respawn the dragon right now by drawing a creeper face with clay, but it won’t respawn everything yet. That’s temporary.

Lots of new items/blocks which don’t exist yet. That’s why you’re respawning the dragon like above.

New potions or enchantments. There will be new ones, just not right now!

Subtitles support. It’s still planned for 1.9!

Proper offhand interaction support. Right now it doesn’t entirely work as expected, we have to go through every interaction and decide what should happen each time.

Lots of stuff, really. We have a lot of things planned for 1.9, and this is just the first snapshot. Gotta keep some surprises!

A note for resource pack authors: We have changed the format of resource packs slightly, and have support for versioning packs now. You can still use incompatible packs, it just needs extra confirmation from the user.

A note for everybody else: Back up your world before updating. Things will break, especially in such an early snapshot. Backup your world. Back it up. Do it now.

Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobody reports a bug, we can’t fix it!

To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the “New Profile” button. Call it “snapshots” and check the box saying “Enable experimental development snapshots” and save. To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a different folder (See the “new profile” dialog).

Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.

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